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Thaksin’s drain-gang job on hold
Post Reporters, Published on 26/09/2025
» The Department of Corrections clarified on Friday that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra cannot yet be assigned to public service, as only “top-level” inmates qualify.
Thaksin assigned prison duty to supervise drain-cleaning, says daughter
Online Reporters, Published on 25/09/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been given work to do in prison, his daughter revealed on Thursday, saying the corrections chief had assigned her father to help oversee drain-cleaning operations.
Faster flood drainage touted in Bangkok
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/09/2025
» Flood-prone areas across the city are now able to drain much faster than they did in 2022, following the completion of key infrastructure projects, says the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
B20m in uncertified cleaning and cosmetic products seized in Bangkok
News, Published on 22/07/2025
» Police have seized 20 million baht worth of uncertified cleaning supplies and cosmetics after raiding a Bangkok warehouse owned by a Chinese investor.
BMA's sewer war begins
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/06/2025
» Last week, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) closed down 46 food shops. Owners of these food businesses were found to be violating a municipal law, which requires them to install grease interceptors at their dishwashing basin systems.
BMA cleans up both sides of Mahachak Road
Published on 11/03/2025
» BANGKOK — Chakkaphan Phewngam, Deputy Governor of Bangkok, oversaw an operation to clean pedestrian roads and drain pipes, as well as clearing obstacles on public areas in Pom Prap Sattru Phai and Samphanthawong districts on Monday.
More flood misery to come for waterway dwellers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/10/2024
» The Royal Irrigation Department is warning people along waterways in the lower Chao Phraya River basin, including those in Greater Bangkok, of either possible overflow or deeper flood levels due to deluges from the North, heavy rains and high seas later this month.
Chiang Mai city flood eases, surge moving downstream
Published on 30/09/2024
» The flood level was receding in Chiang Mai city on Monday as the flood surge flowed down the Ping River into southern parts of the province and neighbouring Lamphun.
Chiang Mai begins flood clean-up
Online Reporters, Published on 27/09/2024
» Workers have kicked off a campaign to clean roads and collect debris in downtown Chiang Mai after flooding eased in some commercial areas
Navigating 'rain bombs'
Life, Patipat Janthong, Published on 17/09/2024
» 'Travelling around is hard, and I'm scared of snakes. Last year, the flood lasted only three days, but this year it's been much longer. Every time it floods, the vegetables I plant die," says Nathanicha Lamai, an 8-year-old second-grader, as she shares her feelings about the flooding that has submerged her home in Sukhothai, caused by the overflowing Yom River.